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Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer

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Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer

289 episodes · 6 with AI analysis

We are living through a paradigm shift from trickle-down neoliberalism to middle-out economics — a new understanding of who gets what and why. Join zillionaire class-traitor Nick Hanauer and some of the world’s leading economic and political thinkers as they explore the latest thinking on how the economy actually works.

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Topics · top 10

Minimum Wage Policy and Employment EffectsWage-Productivity Gap Since 1980Employer Market Power and MonopsonySectoral Wage Standards and BargainingFull Employment as Macroeconomic PolicyCEO Compensation and Business IdeologyUnion Strength and Wage-SettingCorporate Profit Share vs. Wage SharePrice Effects of Wage IncreasesLabor Market Contracting and Wage Suppression

Analyzed Episodes

Apr 7, 2026

The Wage Standard: What’s Wrong in the Labor Market and How to Fix It (with Arin Dube)

Minimum Wage Policy and Employment EffectsWage-Productivity Gap Since 1980Employer Market Power and Monopsony
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Mar 31, 2026

The Boomcession: Booming on Paper. Brutal in Real Life. (with Matt Stoller)

GDP as flawed economic metric and welfare measureConsumer Price Index limitations and interest rate exclusionPrice discrimination and dynamic pricing economics
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Feb 3, 2026

A Government Built to Stall—and What That Means for Democracy (with Hannah Garden-Monheit)

Government Capacity and State PowerRegulatory Procedure and Administrative LawPolicy Implementation and Execution Speed
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Feb 24, 2026

AI Won’t Decide the Future of Work—We Will (with David Autor)

AI Augmentation vs. Automation StrategyLabor Market Power and Wage DeterminationDemographic Transition and Labor Scarcity
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Feb 10, 2026

LIVE FROM DC: Abundance and Social Democracy: Enemies or Allies?

Exclusionary Zoning and Land Use ReformNEPA Streamlining and Environmental PermittingHousing Supply and Affordability Policy
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Feb 17, 2026

LIVE FROM DC: The Magic Wand Question — Policy Pitches for Working People

Tax Code Simplification and Deduction ReformWork Schedule Predictability and Fair Scheduling StandardsSocial Security Payroll Tax Cap Reform
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